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Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:28:20 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Trobaugh writes:
> With my SD40-2 (Rio Grande) I kind of took the middle road and put 6 wheels
> in the back and used the 4 wheel train motor in the front. I know it's not
> exact, but we do have to work with in the limits of LEGO parts. I did try
> match the fans and side vents the best I could. Orginally they were going to
> be SD40Ts but a T unit (tunnel) has the side vents down low and the Rio
> Grande decal wouldn't work if I did that....so I just made them into SD40s
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=201249
Just one question. I am wondering if you thought about using unpowered 3 axel
trucks for both the front an back and putting the motors on the first car
behind the engines to push? If you didn't I was wondering why. If you did
were there problems you encountered with the pushing. Also did the 3 axel
trucks have problems on the corners?
Eric Kingsley (who has stuck to 2 axel trucks so far).
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| Eric, That funny you asked that because I am currently working on some Rio Grande livestock cars to do just that. I'll let you know how it works out. As far as trouble with 3 axles, they work fine in the turns. I don't have any space between them, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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| "Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:H3s3B8.1yM@lugnet.com... (...) wheels (...) not (...) to (...) SD40s (...) axel (...) did (...) One word pretty much. POWER. I need juice for my lights and fans. Also I can do a trick with (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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| With my SD40-2 (Rio Grande) I kind of took the middle road and put 6 wheels in the back and used the 4 wheel train motor in the front. I know it's not exact, but we do have to work with in the limits of LEGO parts. I did try match the fans and side (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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